Komárom
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| Coordinates: 47°44′09″N 18°09′11″E / 47.73576°N 18.15296°E | |||
| Country | Hungary | ||
| Region | Central Transdanubia | ||
| County | Komárom-Esztergom | ||
| Subregion | Komáromi | ||
| Rank | City | ||
| KSH code | 05449[1] | ||
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| • Total | 70.19 km2 (27.10 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009)[1] | |||
| • Total | 19,747 | ||
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 2900 | ||
| Area code | +36 34 | ||
Komárom (Slovak: Komárno, Croatian: Komoran, German: Komorn, Serbian: Коморан) is a city in Hungary on the right bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom county.[2]
The city of Komárom was formerly a separate suburban village called Újszőny. In 1892 Komárom and Újszőny were connected with an iron bridge and in 1896 the two towns were united under the name Komárom.
The city center was split by the newly created border of Czechoslovakia in 1920 (the Czechoslovak part is now Komárno, Slovakia), and development of the southern part only really began at that time.
Komárom and Komárno are connected by two bridges: The iron bridge and a newer lifting bridge. The two towns used to be a border crossing between Czechoslovakia (later Slovakia) and Hungary, until both countries became part of the Schengen Area, resulting in all immigration and customs checks to be lifted on December 12, 2007.
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[edit] People
- See also:
- Franz Heckenast (1889–1939)
- Theodor Körner
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c Komárno at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 1 January 2009
- ^ The fortress played an important role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and many contemporary English sources refer to it as the Fortress of Comorn (eg. Ripley, George; Anderson, Charles (1860). Google Books: The New American Cyclopaedia. D. Appleton. p. 362. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iiXQ4MK_9nsC&pg=PA363&lpg=PA363&dq=Battle+of+K%C3%A1polna+Comorn&ct=result#PPA362,M1 Google Books:.)
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Aerial photography: Komárom
- Komárom on wiki.utikonyvem.hu
- "The Battle at Comorn in Hungary on 11th July 1849" - painting by Albrecht Adam, 1855
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